Crouse Hospital employees recently delivered 500 hat and glove sets to the students at Hughes Magnet Elementary School. For several weeks prior to delivery day, employees donated money to purchase the winter wear. The campaign was such a huge success that $1,300 extra was raised -- and that money will be used for additional wellness programs at the school this year.

"More than just giving the students this winter wear, we gave them an opportunity to understand how compassion and caring and gratitude work in this world,” the hospital's Community Outreach Manager, Leesa Kelley says in a news release.

The hat and mitten donation is part of the ongoing Health is Hoppin’ at Hughes school-year long wellness program, supported by Crouse, for the school’s students, teachers, staff and families. Since 2004, Crouse Hospital has partnered with the Syracuse City School District to support health and wellness efforts.